Unity rushing in 4.4+?

What are your unity rush tips for 4.4 and beyond? I had a pretty good system in 3.x, whether it be trade, temples, genesis arks, etc. And the hack that was parliamentary system of course. I’d typically get ascension done by 2245-50 with non-specific origins

I’ve run a few games now on 4.4 and really only have it down for gestalt machines - obviously thanks no need for food or CGs. Still, my ascensions are 15-25 years behind what I was achieving in 3.x

Has unity rushing just generally been nerfed? Is it a result of trade and energy being their own distinct commodities? I really would like to run an organic built to play biogenesis (which I’ve read takes an eternity to ascend to), but turtling until 2280-2300 sounds awful.

On the trade piece specifically, has Marketplace of Ideas been nerfed? In my last play, the math wasn’t mathing. I had around 245 trade but only was pulling 50 unity thru trade policy.